Suicide News

Repeated Brain Injuries Up Soldiers’ Suicide Risk

May 19th, 2013
Repeated Brain Injuries Ups Soldiers' Suicide Risk Soldiers who suffer more than one mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) face a significantly higher risk of suicide, according to a new study. Researchers from the ...

More Sleep Lowers Suicide Risk For Insomniacs

May 16th, 2013
More Sleep Lowers Suicide Risk For Insomniacs A lack of sleep can literally be a killer as people with insomnia are more apt to initiate suicidal actions. A new study suggests helping people with ...

Most Suicidal Youth Seen by MDs in Year Before Death

May 12th, 2013
Most Suicidal Youth Seen by MDs in Year Before DeathMore than 80 percent of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the ...

Is There a Link Between Domestic Violence & Depression?

May 8th, 2013
Is There a Link Between Domestic Violence & Depression?Women who are victims of domestic violence are at a higher risk of becoming depressed, according to a new study. Conversely, the new study also found that ...

Study Finds 1 in 5 Suicidal Teens Have Guns in their Homes

May 7th, 2013
Study Finds That 1 in 5 Suicidal Teens Have Guns in their Homes  A new study reports that nearly 20 percent of suicidal children and teens have guns in their homes. What's more, 15 ...

Body Obsession Linked to Disordered Brain Wiring

April 30th, 2013
Body Obsession Linked to Disordered Brain WiringIn a new study, Jamie Feusner, M.D., and colleagues report that individuals with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) have, in essence, global "bad wiring" in their brains ...

Poor Parenting Linked to Increase in Risk of Bullying

April 27th, 2013
Children who are exposed to poor parenting, whether it's abuse, neglect or overprotection, are more likely to experience childhood bullying, according to new research. A meta-analysis of 70 studies of more than 200,000 children ...

Slow Insurance Approvals Strand Mental Health Patients in ER

April 25th, 2013
Slow Insurance Approvals Strand Mental Health Patients in ER A significant problem regarding health care access involves obtaining hospital admission for those experiencing a mental health crisis. The backlog in obtaining insurance ...

Seasonal Patterns Found in Online Mental Illness Searches

April 10th, 2013
Seasonal Patterns Found in Online Mental Illness Searches  Online searches for all major mental illnesses tend to follow seasonal patterns, according to a new study -- suggesting that mental illnesses may be ...

Mental Illness Prevalent in Parents Who Kill Their Children

April 6th, 2013
Mental Illness Prevalent in Parents Who Kill Their Children  A new study finds that close to 40 percent of UK parents who killed their children suffered from some sort of mental illness. Researchers at The ...